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The line has been crossed. Europe must become a zero-tolerance zone for gender-based violence.
PES Women and its national member organisations are committed to fighting for a Europe where everyone, no matter their gender, can lead a life free from violence. That is why PES Women around today’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women are launching their latest campaign with the slogan “The line has been crossed – Zero tolerance zone for gender-based violence”.
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PES Women: Share tasks equally at home, for equal opportunities at work!
PES Women team up with Belgian socialist women’s organisation ZIJkant and creative agency Mortierbrigade for yearly European Unequal Pay Day campaign
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PES Women: support rural women through better gender mainstreaming
PES Women Statutory members met online today and took the opportunity to mark the International Day of Rural Women, with a special focus on the experiences and needs of women in rural Europe.
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PES Women: sexual and reproductive health and rights must be defended and promoted by all in society
Sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) are a cross-cutting issue and a fundamental pillar of women’s rights and gender equality that must be strengthened with a joint effort by all citizens, decision-makers and generations. This was the conclusion of the PES Women Gender Equality Network today.
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PES Women highlights the plight of women in conflict and calls for international solidarity and action plan
Meeting online today, the PES Women Executive reiterated its condemnation of the situation in Afghanistan and the members expressed their full support for the country’s women and activists.
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PES ministers: gender equality must be high on EU agenda during second half of 2021
As Europe eases COVID-19 restrictions and the Conference on the Future of Europe gets under way, gender equality must be high on the EU agenda for the second half of 2021, PES ministers and state secretaries for gender equality agreed today.
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